This seminar series aims to draw on the contribution of cultural studies of law to the problematisation of the legal representation of sex. The title echoes a classic sociological tension – between law in books and law in action – but addresses a different concern: to reflect on different ways of observing in books manifestations [...]

It will inter alia feature keynote lectures by Robert Putnam, Raj Chetty, and Beate Völker. Bob Putnam also made a small video for the conference reflecting on the importance and future of social capital. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G63GOT2Xp_A Following careful consideration of the evolving situation in the Gulf, the Social Capital 2026 Conference will now [...]

Com João Mineiro (CRIA Iscte) e Angélica Vedana (CRIA NOVA FCSH).